William T. Anderson

In Frankenstein, Nature and science have brought a significant impact onto the characters. The progression of science combined with nature leads to a debacle. With this, there are various effects and roles shown through nature and science. Mary Shelley expresses her message about this. In her times, she was part of the transition from the Enlightenment to the Romanticist age and this led her to composing a story with nature and science competing against each other. From the struggles between the…

For me, I personally love to wear t-shirts with graphics from cartoon shows, simple style of pants, and high or low top sneakers. I wear them because I love what I’m wearing and feel comfortable when I wear them. People dress casually not because it's easy to slap on any piece of clothing…

who the track was available to, this form of censorship was not particularly successful for a number of reasons. Firstly, by the time Ice-T pulled the track the album had been available to the public for several months therefore thousands had already heard it, including at performances of the band’s tour over the previous year. Secondly, in one news article, Ice-T stated that he’d give out the song for free for those who wanted it (Philips 1992). In this way the action of pulling the song…

While discussing the idea of one’s personality, Malala Yousafzai stated, “It is very important to know who you are. To make decisions. To show who you are.” Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson is a novel about finding who one really is. The focus is on the life of a freshman girl named Melinda who has been through some very tough and scarring situations. She was raped by Andy Evans at a party with her friends that had no idea what had happened. She was scared and had no other choice in mind than to…

In the novel, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character is Melinda. The novel begins following Melinda on her first day of high school. It is very apparent to the reader that Melinda’s life is not going as she would like. On the bus ride to school she sits by herself and at the end of the ride she is the only person who nobody chose to sit with. At the school assembly the other girls, who Melinda notes used to be her friends, whisper and laugh when they see Melinda. This obviously…

someone is alienated, the others find a reason for them to be pushed away. Isolation can be the cause of depression with most, as they find themselves alone with no one who cares. This idea of alienations is shown in Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. Speak is a novel about Melinda Sordino, a freshman girl in high school who was raped, and then had to deal with all of the suffering that came with it. Throughout the school year, she slowly gets through the aftermath of her attack, but…

I hurried to set out the breakfast dishes before Eliza came downstairs.”(Anderson 242)This shows that Mattie has started to do household chores that she never did before.Usually her mom did all the work like washing the dishes and making breakfast.In short, Mattie has become more hard-working as she grew more mature throughout…

Grade Level and Audience In her novel Speak, author Laurie Halse Anderson (1999) discusses the life of a teenage girl as she struggles through depression and the harsh realities of life. Topics wrestled with in the novel range from parental fighting and challenges to the endeavor of fitting in with high school students. Anderson skillfully addresses many of the same issues that plague teenagers in today’s world while also creating a connection between the reader and the narrator. Speak is a…

Conflict also have positive impacts, such as people building a stronger bond, becoming wiser, and even become more inspired. Everyone has conflict in their life and could overcome them, like Melinda Sordino in the book 'Speak' written by Laurie Halse Anderson. If you witnessed an incident that have an effect on yourself, would…

slowly dwindle into a mere shadow of ourselves. In the novel Speak, Melinda Sordino declines to use her words, thereby declining the very thing that sets her apart from others, coming close to being one of these shadows. Throughout Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson associates a tree with Melinda to symbolize her foundations, pain, and healing. Throughout the book, readers follow the events of Melinda’s life, as well as occasional glimpses at her past. We view her roots, in…